Staff IT Software Engineer (SAP ABAP)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

If you are passionate about being part of a team that brings multiple technologies together and address real life business needs, you will be a great fit as an SAP Engineer in the Enterprise Applications team at Palo Alto Networks, Bangalore! 

As an SAP Engineer, you will interface directly with BSAs and architects to understand business requirements, define technical solutions, create technical specs, develop and implement the same focussed on the SAP S/4 Hana.

We are looking for an SAP Engineer to own the design and development of PaloAlto’s next-generation Sales and Distribution, Material Management, Hardware Shipping, Subscription Billing, R2R, Revenue, Customer Master modules on various Initiatives. You will be part of the Enterprise Applications team responsible for and own SAP Order to Cash, Record to Report, Revenue, integrations with partners and other SaaS systems to support various business functions and systems capabilities. We are transforming our software delivery practices to bring in greater agility. 

You will apply an open communication and collaborative style and lead by example, being both customer-centric and service-minded, able to interact with cross-functional stakeholders, BSAs, and technical colleagues – creating consensus and clear strategy where appropriate.

Your Impact

• Own & drive the technical design of Palo Alto’s next-gen On-Prem, Hardware, SaaS business model as a product to meet future needs, scalability, keeping industry-leading best practices in mind
• Be part of and drive the design, engineering efficiency and optimize the development process for continuous product delivery
• You will design and implement RICEW technical objects and its deliverables to ensure production readiness in O2C, MM, R2R, Revenue and custom Integrations space
• You will deliver solutions using SAP standard APIs, Import programs or custom interfaces (using BAPI, BADI, and custom extensions), and Workflow. These solutions could be real-time integration or batch processing depending on the transaction volume
• You will be working on cutting-edge cloud technologies including B2B (API Based) & EDI integrations
• Implement solutions to streamline processes, reduce redundancy, and enhance internal customer experience
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications

• Maintenance and Support

  • Monitor system performance and resolve issues proactively to minimize downtime and customer impacts

  • Conduct regular audits of data quality and integrity, implementing corrective actions as necessary

  • Provide ongoing support and training to users, ensuring they are equipped to leverage SAP effectively

• Best Practices and Documentation

  • Establish and enforce best practices for SAP development and configuration.

  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures

• Collaboration and Leadership

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT and business units, to align SAP Std capabilities with business objectives

  • Mentor junior SAP ERP engineers and provide guidance on complex projects

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• BE/B.tech Engineering or equivalent technical degree is mandatory or equivalent military experience required
• An overall experience of 8+ years in SAP S/4 Hana with strong programming skills in SAP S/4 Hana, ABAP, Fiori (Ui5), OData Services, SQL, and Java. Python is a plus.
• Experience working on technical deliverables in SAP SD and SAP FI modules with a good understanding of the process in OTC and R2R.
• You will feel comfortable in building high-performance, highly available and scalable distributed systems.
• Worked in a multi-stack system integrations landscape with Snaplogic, SAP PI, and Rest APIs.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with cross-functional teams across geographies
  
  Technical Skills:
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in crafting / developing / maintaining a highly scalable and resilient system on SAP S/4 Hana platform.
• 8-9 years of experience with significant depth in SDLC & Agile practices of enterprise-class products.
• Demonstrated ability to understand product design and architecture. 
• Experience in crafting creative technical solutions to difficult problems
• Demonstrated proactive, self-motivated, quality focus, customer-centric mindset
• Proven track record of recruiting and retaining top engineering talent.
• Experience in delivering highly scalable products
• Multiple end-to-end project experience in Order to Cash, Record to Report and Revenue application, and 3rd party integration systems
• Hands on experience of ASAP methodology, SOLMAN based deployments, SAP's Best Practices
• Strong Interpersonal skills: strong presentation/ communication / facilitation/ leadership skills (oral and written). Comfortable working with senior executives.
  
  Certifications
• SAP Certified Technical Specialist (preferred)
• Additional SAP certifications are a plus
  
  Soft Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to keep up with current technology trends to assess and make recommendations on processes, designs, operations, in keeping with the latest technology
• Working closely with the team at HQ in California, including working with business partners to collect requirements and conduct UAT sessions 

Additional Information

The Team

Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined with the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools that enable our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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